May 31, 2016 - FMP upset Partizan, Game 3 to decide 2nd finalist! Big
night for FMP crew, who defeated Partizan NIS and stayed alive in the
battle for the Serbian National Championship Finals! There will be Game
3 in the semifinal clash between FMP and Partizan NIS! The squad from
Zeleznik made a huge upset by beating the Belgrade powerhouse. Read
more here.
May 31, 2016 - Zenit keeps scoring machine Toolson Zenit
St. Petersburg announced a new agreement with shooting guard Ryan
Toolson, who has penned a one-year deal with a team option to extend
the contract until the end of the 2017-18 season. Toolson (1.93 meters,
31 years old) averaged 18.5 points in 15 Eurocup games last season.
Read more here.
May 31, 2016 - Unicaja, Nedovic pen contract extension Unicaja
Malaga reached an agreement with combo guard Nemanja Nedovic to extend
their relationship through the end of the 2017-18 season, the club
announced Monday. Nedovic (1.92 meters, 25 years old) was under
contract for the coming season. Read more here.
May 31, 2016 - Zalgiris inks playmaker Westermann Zalgiris
Kaunas announced the signing of point guard Leo Westermann to a
one-year deal with a team option for the 2017-18 season. Westermann
(1.96 meters, 23 years old) arrives from French powerhouse Limoges CSP,
where he averaged 10.1 points. Read more here.
May 30, 2016 - Zvezda reach the finals after eliminating Mega Leks in the semis Crvena
zvezda Telekom are the first finalists of Serbian National Championship
after eliminating Mega Leks in the semi-final series with a 2:0 score
in victories. Last quarter decided the outcome of the second game in
Sremska Mitrovica. Read more here.
May 30, 2016 - Cedevita prevailed in the opening game of Croatian League Finals Cedevita
have defended their home court advantage in the first game of Croatian
National Championship over Cibona and lead 1:0 in the series. Cedevita
have made the first step towards their third domestic championship
trohy. Read more here.
May 30, 2016 - Helios take advantage in Slovenian National Championship Finals Helios
Suns have made a break in the first game of Slovenian National
Championship Finals on the road in Lasko and have taken a 1:0 lead in
the final series, which are played in the best of three format. Read
more here.
May 29, 2016 - Partizan NIS takes advantage in the semis Partizan
NIS have made their first step towards reaching the finals of their
domestic championship, by defending their home court advantage in the
game against FMP and taking a 1:0 lead in the series. Read more here.
May 28, 2016 - MZT celebrate fifth domestic championship trophy in a row MZT
Skopje Aerodrom have beaten Kumanovo on the road in the fourth game of
Macedonian National Championship and won the series 3:1. They celebrate
their fifth domestic championship trophy in a row. Read more here.
May 28, 2016 - Zvezda one step away from the Finals Crvena
zvezda Telekom defeated Mega Leks and took the lead in the semifinal
series. No drama at the start of the Serbian Championship Playoffs.
Crvena zvezda Telekom wrote down a convincing win over Mega Leks in
Game 1 of the semifinals. Read more here.
May 28, 2016 - Croatian and Serbian squads for Olympic Qualifying Tournaments revealed Head
coaches of Croatia and Serbia national teams have revealed the names of
16 candidates to play for each of the two national teams at the Olympic
Qualifying Tournaments in Belgrade and Turin. Croatia national team’s
training camp will begin on 8 June in Sveti Martin na Muri. Read more here.
May 28, 2016 - Groningen reclaim Dutch League trophy After
competing in the FIBA Europe Cup earlier this season, Donar Groningen
won their sixth Dutch Basketball League (DBL) crown, returning to the
throne they had abolished last year. Donar delivered some fantastic
displays in the play-off finals to defeat Landstede Basketbal Zwolle
4-1. Read more here.
May 27, 2016 - Helios and Zlatorog to fight for the trophy in Slovenia Helios
Suns and Zlatorog are the two teams that will be fighting for the
championship trophy in Slovenia, as they have eliminated Krka and Union
Olimpija, respectively, in the semi-finals. In both cases, the third
games were decisive. Read more here.
May 26, 2016 - Zagreb derby in Croatian National Championship Finals Cibona
have joined Cedevita in Croatian National Championship Finals, as they
have eliminated Zadar 2:1 in the semi-final series, after they have
defended their home court for the second time. The final score was
80:71 with James Brian Florence topping their scorers’ list with 27
points. Read more here.
May 25, 2016 - Laboral Kutxa adds shooting ace Roll Laboral
Kutxa Vitoria Gasteiz signed shooting guard Michael Roll through the
end of the 2016-17 season, the club announced Tuesday. Roll (1.97
meters, 29 years old) arrives from Tuyap Buyukcekmece Basketbol, where
he averaged 16.5 points on 45.5% three-point shooting. Read more here.
May 25, 2016 - MZT Skopje Aerodrom take the lead in the finals After
losing the first game of the finals, MZT Skopje Aerodrom have managed
to turn the series against Kumanovo around in the following two and now
lead 2:1 in victories. Aleksandar Joncevski’s squad are now only a win
away from the new championship trophy in Macedonia. Read more here.
May 24, 2016 - All tied in Slovenian National Championship Semi-finals It’s
all tied in Slovenian National Championship Semi-finals after two
rounds played, since Union Olimpija and Helios Suns have managed to
beat Zlatorog and Krka, respectively, at their home courts and to tie
both series to 1:1. Read more here.
May 22, 2016 - Cedevita the first to enter Croatian League Finals Cedevita
are the first team to reach the Croatian National Championship Finals,
as they have eliminated Kvarner 2010 in the series with the final
outcome of 2:0 in victories. With a road victory in Rijeka, Cedevita
have won the semi-final series of Croatian National Championship with
2:0. Read more here.
May 22, 2016 - Thriller in Zadar, there will be Game 3 Zadar
outplayed Cibona in Game 2 of the Croatian National Championship and
stayed alive in the battle for the finals. There will be Game 3! Zadar
and Cibona have added one more basketball thriller to their rich
collection of head to head clashes. Read more here.
May 21, 2016 - Re-break! MZT Skopje tied the score against Kumanovo MZT
Skopje Aerodrom defeated Kumanovo on the road in Game 2 of the
Macedonian Championship Finals. The reigning champions have regained
the home court advantage in the battle for the championship crown in
Macedonia. Read more here.
May 20, 2016 - Krka and Zlatorog make first steps towards the finals Krka
and Zlatorog have defended their home court advantages in the opening
games of the semi-finals of Slovenian national championships by beating
Helios Suns and Union Olimpija, respectively, and have taken the leads
in the series. Read more here.
May 20, 2016 - Eight ABA League players on Serbia preliminary squad Serbia
national team head coach Aleksandar Djordjevic announced the
preliminary squad for the 2016 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in
Belgrade. Eight ABA League players found their spot amongst 24 selected
players. Read more here.
May 19, 2016 - Convincing wins for Cedevita and Cibona Cedevita
and Cibona have achieved convincing victories at home in the first
round of the Croatian National Championship Semi-finals against Kvarner
2010 and Zadar, respectively. In the ABA League derby, Cibona prevailed
over Zadar. Read more here.
May 19, 2016 - Kumanovo upset MZT in Skopje In
the first game of Macedonian Superleague Finals, Kumanovo have upset
MZT Skopje on the road in Skopje after an exciting finish of the game,
where the guests prevailed. MZT Skopje Aerodrom have only lost four
games in the domestic championship this season so far. Read more here.
May 18, 2016 - Union Olimpija and Helios Suns advance to semifinals We
know all four participants of the Slovenian National Championship
Semifinals. Union Olimpija and Helios Suns are still in the race for
the national title. Both of them used the home court advantage in the
decisive games of the quarterfinals and qualified for the next round of
the Playoffs. Read more here.
May 16, 2016 - De Colo celebrates title as Final Four MVP Nando
De Colo was named Final Four MVP after leading CSKA Moscow to the 2016
Turkish Airlines Euroleague championship on Sunday night at
Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, Germany. He was selected in a vote by
accredited media members at the Final Four. Read more here.
May 16, 2016 - CSKA Moscow claims its seventh Euroleague crown after OT thriller CSKA
Moscow won the 2016 Turkish Airlines Euroleague crown after holding off
Fenerbahce Istanbul 96-101 in a classic championship game at
Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, Germany. Team captain Victor Khryapa
received the Euroleague trophy. Read more here.
May 16, 2016 - Lokomotiv finishes magical season with Third Place Game victory Lokomotiv
Kuban Krasnodar completed a magical Turkish Airlines Euroleague season
with a 75-85 victory over Laboral Kutxa Vitoria Gasteiz in Third Place
Game on Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Arena in the German capital. Read more here.
May 16, 2016 - U18 FC Barcelona Lassa gets first-ever ANGT crown U18
FC Barcelona Lassa is the ADIDAS NEXT GENERATION TOURNAMENT champion!
Barcelona won its first ANGT title by downing Crvena Zvezda Telekom
Belgrade 90-82 at Mercedes-Benz Arena in the German capital on Sunday
afternoon. Read more here.
May 16, 2016 - Kumanovo to face MZT Skopje in the Finals Kumanovo
2009 made a huge road win over Karpos Sokoli and secured their place in
the Macedonian National Championship Finals! It was the decisive clash,
Game 5 of the great semifinal battle between Karpos Sokoli and Kumanovo
2009. Read more here.
May 14, 2016 - De Colo leads CSKA to championship game Led
by Euroleague MVP and top scorer Nando De Colo and his record 30
points, CSKA Moscow led from start to finish in downing Lokomotiv Kuban
Krasnodar 88-81 in the first semifinal at the Turkish Airlines
Euroleague Final Four on Friday night at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin.
Read more here.
May 14, 2016 - Bogdanovic’s late heroics put Fenerbahce in final For
the first time in club history, Fenerbahce Istanbul will play for the
Euroleague crown. Fenerbahce outlasted Laboral Kutxa Vitoria Gasteiz
88-77 after overtime in a dramatic semifinal at the Turkish Airlines
Euroleague Final Four at Mercedes-Benz Arena in the German capital.
Read more here.
May 14, 2016 - Randolph sets Final Four mark with 8 offensive rebounds Anthony
Randolph of Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnador set a new Euroleague Final Four
record for offensive rebounds in a game by collecting 8 boards against
CSKA Moscow in the first semifinal at Mercedes-Benz Arena. Read more here.
May 13, 2016 - Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four Semifinals: Chances to make history After
six long months of battles on basketball floors across the continent,
four teams arrive to Berlin, each knowing they are only two wins away
from winning the Euroleague crown. The ultimate excitement of
semifinals action starts with CSKA Moscow clashing against Lokomotiv
Kuban. Read more here.
May 13, 2016 - 2015-16 Euroleague MVP: Nando De Colo, CSKA Moscow Euroleague
Basketball congratulates Nando De Colo of CSKA Moscow, who was named
2015-16 Euroleague MVP on Thursday at the Turkish Airlines Euroleague
Awards Ceremony, one of the first official acts of the Final Four, at
Alexanderplatz in Berlin, Germany. Read more here.
May 13, 2016 - Union Olimpija and Zlatorog defended the home court advantage Union
Olimpija and Zlatorog have gone 1:0 up in the quarter-final series in
Slovenian National Championship, after outscoring at home courts Tajfun
and LTH Castings. Union Olimpija have won the first battle of the ABA
League sides in the quarter-final series against Tajfun. Read more here.
May 13, 2016 - Mulaomerovic now also head coach of BiH national team Bosnia
and Herzegovina have a new national team head coach and it has become
Damir Mulaomerovic, who is currently sitting at the bench of Cibona.
Mulaomerovic won the voting for the new head coach at the KS BIH Board
session, where seven of eight members voted in his favour. Read more here.
May 12, 2016 - Four in a row! Igokea have defended the throne! The
trophy stays in Aleksandrovac! Igokea have won their 5th national
title, while it is their 4th championship crown in a row! After a great
battle in game 4 of the Playoffs Finals, the reigning champions managed
to break the resistance of their rivals in the final quarter. Read more
here.
May 12, 2016 - Krka and Helios successful at the start of the Playoffs Krka
and Helios have taken the lead in the quarterfinal series of the
Slovenian National Championship! Both teams secured their wins in the
last quarters of their games. Krka were in quite a problem against
Sencur, as the visitors were up by 5 points before the final period.
Read more here.
May 11, 2016 - Simeunovic instead of Djokic at the helm of Metalac Farmakom After
the defeat against FMP in the opening round of Serbian Superleague,
Vladimir Djokic was the one to take the blame in Valjevo, since the
club management decided to end the cooperation with the coach that led
the ABA League side in this and the previous season. Read more here.
May 11, 2016 - Commitment to the ABA League confirmed at the Assembly session in Belgrade The
clubs, shareholders of the ABA League met at the Assembly session of
the ABA League in Belgrade. After the constructive discussion and
analysis of the current situation, the representatives of the league
and its clubs spoke for the media at the press conference. Read more here.
May 11, 2016 - MZT entered Macedonian Superleague Finals MZT
Skopje Aerodrom are the first team to reach the finals of Macedonian
Superleague, after they have swept the semi-final series against Feni
Industri with the score 3:0. Karpoš Sokoli defended the home court
against Kumanovo again. Read more here.
May 10, 2016 - Buducnost VOLI are once again the champions of Montenegro! The
streak continues! Buducnost VOLI have won another national title after
they defeated Mornar Bar in the big finals of the Montenegrin National
Championship by 3-1 in wins! The squad from Podgorica used their second
match point, as they prevailed in Game 4 by 85:76. Read more here.
May 9, 2016 - MZT Skopje Aerodrom 2:0 up in Semi-finals MZT
Skopje Aerodrom are only a step away from reaching the Macedonian
national championship finals, as they hav won on the road in Kavadarci
against Feni Industri. In the game that was decided no earlier than in
the final seconds, the guests came out on top with the score of 91:87.
Read more here.
May 8, 2016 - Igokea left no chance to Kakanj Igokea
crushed Kakanj in Game 3 of the Bosnia & Herzegovina Championship
Finals and they are now just a step away from clinching the domestic
title! The final score says it all. Igokea left no chance to Kakanj
this time. Read more here.
May 7, 2016 - All-Euroleague First and Second Teams announced The
Turkish Airlines Euroleague soared to new heights in the 2015-16 season
thanks to the hundreds of players who suited up for 24 teams. Among
them all, Euroleague Basketball salutes the 10 that stood tallest to
earn places on the 2015-16 All-Euroleague First and Second Teams. Read
more here.
May 7, 2016 - MZT Skopje ran over Feni Industri at the semifinal opener MZT
Skopje Aerodrom have taken the lead over Feni Industri in the
semifinals of the Macedonian Championship. It was simply a one-sided
game. MZT Skopje Aerodrom were so better than their rivals that they
had +27 lead at the halftime (56:29). Read more here.
May 6, 2016 - Euroleague Rising Star Trophy: Alex Abrines, FC Barcelona Lassa Although
he did not sneak up on anybody, there is no ignoring the fact that FC
Barcelona Lassa swingman Alex Abrines has definitely arrived this
season. That fact was confirmed by Euroleague head coaches, who voted
Abrines as the Euroleague Rising Star Trophy winner. Read more here.
May 6, 2016 - Best Defender Trophy: Kyle Hines, CSKA Moscow Two-time
champion Kyle Hines of CSKA Moscow has been among the most highly
respected defensive players in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague for
several seasons. Now, the competition's head coaches have marked him as
the new standard-bearer for stopping opponents. Read more here.
May 5, 2016 - Zalgiris re-signs forward Ulanovas Zalgiris
Kaunas has reached a new agreement with Edgaras Ulanovas to extend his
contract for two more years, the club announced Tuesday. Zalgiris keeps
an option to keep Ulanovas for one more year, until the end of the
2018-19 season. Read more here.
May 5, 2016 - 2015-16 Alphonso Ford Top Scorer Trophy: Nando De Colo, CSKA Moscow After
averaging the most points this decade by any player qualified to win
the scoring title, Nando De Colo of CSKA Moscow has earned the Alphonso
Ford Top Scorer Trophy for the 2015-16 Turkish Airlines Euroleague.
Read more here.
May 5, 2016 - Euroleague Basketball Presents collaboration proposal to FIBA Euroleague
Basketball presented a collaboration proposal to FIBA addressing the
key points necessary for a fluid institutional cooperation, outlining
the responsibilities of each organisation, defining a stable
organisational framework looking forward and accepting the requests
from FIBA. Read more here.
May 5, 2016 - Igokea failed to make a break Kakanj
defeated Igokea in Game 2 of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Championship
Finals and tied the score in the series to 1-1 in wins. The
championship race in Bosnia and Herzegovina has just become very
exciting! Read more here.
May 3, 2016 - ANGT Berlin will mark a path for future stars As
the ADIDAS NEXT GENERATION TOURNAMENT moves into its finals stage at
the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four in Berlin next week, a new
group of future stars looks to build upon an annual tradition that has
become the top international youth club competition in the world. Read
more here.
May 3, 2016 - ABA league Playoffs MVP award goes to Stefan Jovic Stefan
Jovic of Crvena zvezda Telekom is the most valuable player of the ABA
League Playoffs! He was the brain of another major success of Crvena
zvezda Telekom. Stefan Jovic was leading the red and white troops
through the ABA League Playoffs on a brilliant way. Read more here.
May 3, 2016 - The champions wear red & white! Zvezda have taken the ABA trophy! Crvena
zvezda Telekom are the champions of ABA League for 2015/16 season! The
red and white crew defeated Mega Leks on the road in Game 3 and closed
the final series with 3-0 in wins! It was the probably the toughest
clash in the entire final series. Read more here.
May 2, 2016 - Euroleague Basketball announces 2016 Final Four referees Euroleague
Basketball has chosen seven of its top referees from as many countries
to officiate the games at the upcoming 2016 Turkish Airlines Euroleague
Final Four in Berlin, Germany from May 13 to 15. Read more here.
May 2, 2016 - ABA league Finals, Game 3 – Will the season end in Sremska Mitrovica? After
two games in Belgrade the overall score in the ABA League Finals is 2-0
for Crvena zvezda Telekom. It means that the red and whites need just
one more win to complete their dream season with the championship
title! Read more here.
May 1, 2016 - Zvezda one step away from clinching the title Crvena
zvezda successfully defended their legendary fortress in the first two
games of the ABA League Finals and came so close of winning the
precious trophy. One win close! Unlike the Game 1, when Mega Leks were
more than just a worthy rival, the Game 2 was completely one-sided.
Read more here.
May 1, 2016 - Igokea took the lead in the BiH finals Igokea
are marching towards another trophy of the BiH national championship
with a victory in the opening game of the championship finals. At home
in Laktasi, they were better than Kakanj. Read more here.
May 1, 2016 - Euroleague Basketball clubs and domestic leagues approve 2016-17 competition structure, hold strategic discussions Clubs
from both the Turkish Airlines Euroleague and Eurocup competitions
together with European domestic leagues met today in London, United
Kingdom in two sessions, hosted by Euroleague Basketball and IMG. Read
more here. Check news archive here.
